Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Cyprus election results.

PartiesVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Democratic Rally(Conservative-Christian)138,68234.28%+3.76%20+2
Progressive Party of Working People(Communist party)132,17132.67%+1.36%19+1
Democratic Party (Social Democratic)63,76315.76%−2.22%9−2
Movement for Social Democracy (Social Democratic)36,1138.93%−0.03%5±0
European Party (Centrist)15,7113.88%−1.91%2−1
Ecological and Environmental Movement (Greens)8,9602.21%+0.25%1±0

Had this terrible explosion not happened the Communist Party (AKEL) would have won the election:

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/12/woa-fg-cyprus-rld/lexplosion-20110712


Cyprus munitions explosion kills 12

The munitions, seized in 2009 from an Iranian shipment to Syria, apparently exploded when a wildfire reached a military base. The explosion leads to the resignations of Cyprus' defense minister and the commander of the Greek Cypriot National Guard.

July 12, 2011|By Roula Hajjar, Los Angeles Times